Ice-cream freezer.



PATBNTBD MAR. 2.4, 1908. Y T.. J. PEGLBY. 10E CREAM PRBBZBR.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 10,1906.

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PATBNTBD MAR. 24, 1910s.

. T. J. FBGLEY, ICB CREAM PREBZBR.

APPLIGATIDR FILED APR. 10,1906.

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l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J.' FEGLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO NORTH BROTHERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN SYLVAN IA.

ICE-CREAM FREEZER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. FEGLEY, a. citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Ice-Cream Freezers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to construct a double dasher ice cream freezer which will be simple in construction and in which the central dasher can be readily removed withoutdisturbing the main dasher to which the scrapers are attached.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l, is a vertical sectional view of an ice cream freezer illustratingI my invention; Fig. 2, is a sectional plan view on the line 2-2, Fig. l, F ig. 3, is a detached perspective view of the maindasher; Eig. ll, is a detached perspective view of the central dasher, and Fig. 5, is a modified form ofthe central dasher showing a portion of the cap.

A is the` tub of an ice cream freezer, secured to the bottom of the tub is a step bearing plate a. for the bottom pivot l) of the can B. This can is provided with a cover or lidB/ and a lug b2 on the cover engages a lug-1)" on the can so that when the cover is turned the can will turn with it. Forming part of this cover is a bevel gear wheel o" with which meshes the bevel gear wheel con the shaft O mounted in bearings d d on the cross bar D.

The cross bar D has a cap D from which depends a stud d', a bevel wheel e is mounted on this stud and meshes with the bevel wheel c on the shaft G. This bevel wheel e has a long hub c the opening in which is squared to receive the squaredv end f of the central stem E of the main dasher E, so that whenthe shaft G is turned by its handle G" or by power it will turn the dasher E in one direction through the gear wheel c and the can in the opposite direction through the gear wheel t.

The main dasher E has a pivotf mounted in a socket in the bottom of the can and has transverse arms f2 extending from each side of the central stem E near the lower end of the dasher, these arms support the` dasher frame consisting of the uprights f3, f3 and the connecting member f4 which extends from one upright to the other at the upper end of the dasher, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. This member f4 however, is not attached to the stem E but is curvedwat f5 so as to clear it,

leaving a space for the insertion of the cen-V tral dasher G shown clearly in Fig` 4.

II, H are the Scrapers of the ordinary type made of wood in the present instance and having metal plates h onvwhich are the pivot pms h, these pins are mounted in bearings f@ projecting from the main dasher. Stops are provided to limit the movement of t 1e` i scrapers.

The central dasher is formed as shown in Fig. 4, having a bearing g at the top and a bearing g/ at the bottom through both of which extends the central stem E of the main dasher, the central dasher rests on the f annular seat c2 and the bearings snugly it the portions c3 and e4 of the stem E.

In the lid B as shown in Fig. l, is a circular opening b4, the upper end of the central f dasher snugly iits this opening and has a lug i desired either solid as shown, or provided with a series of arms as in Fig. 5. The portion G2 is curved so as to allow the stem E to pass freely through the dasher G and have its only bearing at top and bottom.

It will be noticed in referring to Figs. 2 and 3, that the upper bar f4 of the main dasher E is at one side of the center so that l the Wings G will readily pass it, and the distance between the curved portionf5 of the bar and the stem E is such that the lower bearing g will pass through the opening, thus the central d asher can be readily removed from the can without removing the main dasher. This is desirable in this class of ice cream freezers as when the ice cream is Y worked to a certain point it can be com. pleted and worked down better with the central dasher removed.

It will be seen by the above described construction that the can is turned directly from the main driving shaft and the central dasher is driven indirectly through the can lid, the only connection between the can and the central dasher is at the top. Therefore, there is no bottom connection with the can so that the central dasher can be readily removed without disturbing the position of the main dasher whose pivot is mounted 1n a bearing in the bottom of the can. The upper bearing is such that the central dasher can be readily removed.

I claim l. The combination in an ice cream freezer, of a can, a main dasher consisting of a rectangular frame having a central spindle and made with the top member offset around said spindle, and a central dasher, said central dasher being removable from the can through the space left by said offset member of the main dasher, substantially as described.

2. The v combination in an ice cream freezer, of a can and its lid, a main dasher having a bearing in the bottom of the can, a central dasher consisting of'two rings and two blades connecting the same, said'rings being arranged to serve as positioning means for said central dasher and the parts being arranged to permit the withdrawal of the central dasher independently of the main dasher, substantially as described.

3. The combination in an ice cream freezer, of a can having a lid, a main dasher including a flat frame having an offset top member, a central dasher arranged to rotate within the main dasher, said central dasher being removable through the space provided by the offset portion of the main dasher, substantially as described.

4. The combination in an ice cream freezer, of a tub, a cross bar, a driving shaft carried by the cross bar and having a bevel wheel, a stud on the upper portion of the cross bar, a bevel wheel mounted on the stud engaging with the driving bevel wheel said bevel wheel having a projecting hub with a squared opening therein, a can mounted in the tub, a cap for the can, a bevel wheel on the cap meshing with the driving bevel wheel, said lid having an opening, a main dasher having a pivot mounted in a socket in the bottom of the can and having a central stem extending through the opening in the lid and sha ed to fit the squared opening in the hub of t e upper bevel wheel so that said dasher is driven by said bevel wheel in one direction, a central dasher having a portion extending into the opening in the can lid and connected thereto so that it will be turned with the can in a direction opposite to that of the main dasher, substantially as described.

5. The combination in an ice cream ssaeses'Jv freezer, of a tub, a cross bar, gearing: carried by the cross bar, including driving and driven bevel gears, a can pivoted in the tub, a lid for the can, a bevel wheel carried by the lid and 'engaging the driving bevel wheel, a main dasher having its pivot mounted 1n the bottom of the can and consisting of a central stem extending through the lid and into the hub of the' driven gear, arms at the base and uprights extending from the arms, scrapers carried by the uprights, and a connecting member connecting the upper ends of the uprights and curved around the stem, with a central dasher having its lower bearing on the main dasher and having its upper bearing in the can lid and arranged to turn with the lid, said dasher consisting of side wings and a curved connecting portion passing up between the stem and the connecting portion of the main dasher, the parts being so arranged that the central dasher can be removed Without disturbing the main dasher, substantially as described.

6. The combination in a double dasher for ice cream freezers, consisting of a main dasher mounted in the can, Scrapers at-4 tached to the main dasher,l said main dashel` having a stem extending from the base through the lid of the can and forming the,

driving member for the dasher, with a central dasher having its lower bearing on the stem of the main d asher and having a driving member in the form of a segment extending .partly around the stem of the main dasher,

the stem of the main dasher passing through the upper bearing of the central dasher, with means for driving the dashers in opposite directions, substantially as described.

7. The combination in an freezer, of a tub, a can mounted in the tub, a lid on the can, means for driving the lid, con` nections between the lid and the can by which the can is driven from the lid, a main dasher mounted in the can and having a central stem extending through the opening in the lid, means for driving the main dasher, a central dasher having its upper bearing in the lid, a lug on the lid and a lug on the central dasher, so that the central dasher will turn with the lid, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specication, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS J. FEGLEY."

Witnesses:

WILL. A. BARR, Jos. H. KLEIN,

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